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Ten (10) Elite Nights are given for each meeting held in a participating hotel under the "Rewarding Events" program. See below for non-participating brands. Information about the Rewarding Events program may be found at https://www.marriott.com/meeting-eve...els/rewards.mi
The 10 elite nights per meeting are independent of any hotel rooms booked in conjunction with the meeting. In fact, no hotel rooms have to be booked as part of the meeting in order to receive credit for 10 elite nights.
Although the Rewarding Events webpage refers to room nights for meeting participants, the most important section is the one that states 10 Elite Nights, regardless if you or your guest is paying for it
In general, a written contract is required (or should be obtained). In many cases, the meeting is booked through a central Marriott group sales office instead of directly with a hotel. If booked through a central Marriott group sales office, there is a three-page contract that makes reference to the Rewarding Events program on page 2 of the agreement. A MR member number should be included in this area of the contract by the group sales office.
FAQs:
Q: What brands participate in the Rewarding Events program?
A: AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Delta Hotels by Marriott, EDITION, Element, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, LeMéridien, The Luxury Collection, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, St. Regis, Tribute Portfolio, W Hotels, & Westin.
Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites, & Marriott Executive Apartments do not participate in the program.
Q: How do I find a hotel that participates?
A: Click on the link to the Rewarding Events page and then in the "Plan" section of the page click on the "Find a Hotel" box. Enter the city you'd like to have your meeting in, purpose of event (Business) and then check the "I need meeting/event space" box. Enter the size of your meeting (2 attendees should work) and then click the "Find" box. Leave the start date and end date blank. A list of potential hotels will be shown. The smallest meeting room is not usually shown online --- you may need to call each hotel to find out which one has a boardroom or other small meeting room. Once you've found a small meeting room, then request a quote online.
Q: How quickly will Marriott respond with a quote?
A: Usually within a day or two --- and usually via email. The email should contain a telephone number of the group sales contact. Give them a call and tell them you'd like to follow up on the quote and you're interested in booking the smallest room available for a 2 person meeting for an hour. If they quote a price that's higher than you want to pay, ask them if they can get approval for a lower priced meeting (e.g., a recent quote was for $75 for an 8 hour use of a CY boardroom). They accepted a counter of $50 for a one-hour meeting in the room (plus service charge plus local sales tax). Urban hotels may charge significantly higher rates for meeting space than a smaller, less congested city.
Q: Is a contract required?
A: The terms of the program suggest "yes" --- although there are reports that 10 elite nights have been granted without contracts. A best practice would be to obtain a contract.
Q: How long do points and EQNs take to post after the event is over?
A: Generally, this takes 3+ business days. According to Marriott, it can take 15 business days. If you do not see anything post after 15 business days, contact the hotel before contacting Marriott customer support. The hotel has to be the one to post it.
You will get an e-mail with a subject line Your Rewarding Events Award has Posted: EVENT NAME
Q: Will the hotel know what I am talking about when I say points and elite night credits?
A: Probably not. They may know about the rewarding events points being 3x per dollar spent, but not always. Usually they know of only the Marriott system (Group Posting Tool) where they input how much you spent and when. This is done after the event and is usually authorized by the sales or general manager.
Q: The contract doesn't say anything about points, will I still earn them?
A: YMMV but so far all the electronic contracts from the website state it, but some fail to read it. The paper contracts usually talk about points, but some reports that they don't, but still post. Remember this is a Marriott Rewards benefit that the hotels don't seem to be footing the bill for.
The 10 elite nights per meeting are independent of any hotel rooms booked in conjunction with the meeting. In fact, no hotel rooms have to be booked as part of the meeting in order to receive credit for 10 elite nights.
Although the Rewarding Events webpage refers to room nights for meeting participants, the most important section is the one that states 10 Elite Nights, regardless if you or your guest is paying for it
In general, a written contract is required (or should be obtained). In many cases, the meeting is booked through a central Marriott group sales office instead of directly with a hotel. If booked through a central Marriott group sales office, there is a three-page contract that makes reference to the Rewarding Events program on page 2 of the agreement. A MR member number should be included in this area of the contract by the group sales office.
FAQs:
Q: What brands participate in the Rewarding Events program?
A: AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Delta Hotels by Marriott, EDITION, Element, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, LeMéridien, The Luxury Collection, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, St. Regis, Tribute Portfolio, W Hotels, & Westin.
Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites, & Marriott Executive Apartments do not participate in the program.
Q: How do I find a hotel that participates?
A: Click on the link to the Rewarding Events page and then in the "Plan" section of the page click on the "Find a Hotel" box. Enter the city you'd like to have your meeting in, purpose of event (Business) and then check the "I need meeting/event space" box. Enter the size of your meeting (2 attendees should work) and then click the "Find" box. Leave the start date and end date blank. A list of potential hotels will be shown. The smallest meeting room is not usually shown online --- you may need to call each hotel to find out which one has a boardroom or other small meeting room. Once you've found a small meeting room, then request a quote online.
Q: How quickly will Marriott respond with a quote?
A: Usually within a day or two --- and usually via email. The email should contain a telephone number of the group sales contact. Give them a call and tell them you'd like to follow up on the quote and you're interested in booking the smallest room available for a 2 person meeting for an hour. If they quote a price that's higher than you want to pay, ask them if they can get approval for a lower priced meeting (e.g., a recent quote was for $75 for an 8 hour use of a CY boardroom). They accepted a counter of $50 for a one-hour meeting in the room (plus service charge plus local sales tax). Urban hotels may charge significantly higher rates for meeting space than a smaller, less congested city.
Q: Is a contract required?
A: The terms of the program suggest "yes" --- although there are reports that 10 elite nights have been granted without contracts. A best practice would be to obtain a contract.
Q: How long do points and EQNs take to post after the event is over?
A: Generally, this takes 3+ business days. According to Marriott, it can take 15 business days. If you do not see anything post after 15 business days, contact the hotel before contacting Marriott customer support. The hotel has to be the one to post it.
You will get an e-mail with a subject line Your Rewarding Events Award has Posted: EVENT NAME
Q: Will the hotel know what I am talking about when I say points and elite night credits?
A: Probably not. They may know about the rewarding events points being 3x per dollar spent, but not always. Usually they know of only the Marriott system (Group Posting Tool) where they input how much you spent and when. This is done after the event and is usually authorized by the sales or general manager.
Q: The contract doesn't say anything about points, will I still earn them?
A: YMMV but so far all the electronic contracts from the website state it, but some fail to read it. The paper contracts usually talk about points, but some reports that they don't, but still post. Remember this is a Marriott Rewards benefit that the hotels don't seem to be footing the bill for.
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#1126
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You will not earn Marriott Rewards points or miles for any rooms you book for your meeting or event at Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites and Marriott Executive Apartments. You can continue to earn points or miles for your individual stays at these brands.
#1128
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Formerly of SacTown, Cali
Posts: 1,240
I should add to the above I have gotten 10 elite nights for Residence Inn and Towneplace meetings as we have a RI/TP/CY combo (they share parking lot and sales staff) near my office. We do meetings there a lot and they move us to different properties but always get the 10 elite nights. This is probably since there is a CY there.
#1129
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I should add to the above I have gotten 10 elite nights for Residence Inn and Towneplace meetings as we have a RI/TP/CY combo (they share parking lot and sales staff) near my office. We do meetings there a lot and they move us to different properties but always get the 10 elite nights. This is probably since there is a CY there.
#1130
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Delta, Hertz, Marriott Rewards Platinum, SPG Gold
Posts: 2
Has the 10 elite nights changed for 2016? I could not find the terms on the website that would include the 10 nights without 10 rooms included in the meeting block
#1131
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: GEG
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#1132
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Formerly of SacTown, Cali
Posts: 1,240
They just have sales staff who covers all 3 properties so not sure if they specifically work at CY. Anyway, those meetings have always worked out fine even though some have been at RI or TP.
#1133
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 6
anyone can recommend a hotel near the DC/Richmond area? I contact a few hotels last year on a meeting room and was offered $250 for an one hour meeting.
#1134
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Formerly of SacTown, Cali
Posts: 1,240
You do not have to show up so pick a hotel in a lower priced market. Lots of cheap ones around Dallas. There are several that will do $75. You can organize all online and by email, and never talk to a person, don't show, and points/nights appear. It's very easy. Just book at least 3 days in advance so it's all done through Marriott website. The hotel will send you the contract, you sign, send back, etc.... It will show up online as $150 but when you change it to a 1 or 2 hour meeting they will update the price down to $75. You'll see it all online before you accept and pay. SIMPLE. No I am not going to tell you specific hotels so don't PM me.
#1135
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 186
Looks like they removed the 10 nights per meeting: http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/rewards.mi
Not on the page anymore.
Not on the page anymore.
#1136
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Looks like they removed the 10 nights per meeting: http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/rewards.mi
Not on the page anymore.
Not on the page anymore.
#1137
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 12
then get $300 of gift cards from AA and got reimbursed, that covers for all but $95 of the annual fee
#1138
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,270
Renaissance Fira Barcelona (Spain) wants 272 Euro for a meeting room for 1 hour.
No way !!!
No way !!!
#1139
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, Hilton LT Diamond, AA LT Platinum
Posts: 425
I went through the link that is in the wiki, and Marriott sent me a phone number to call at the hotel I provided and a link explaining the rewarding events program. Their link says you can earn 10 elite nights if you book 10+ rooms for at least one night. So this requirement contradicts some of the statement made earlier. So I don't see how people are getting 10 elite nights by just renting a meeting room for a hour or so.
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I went through the link that is in the wiki, and Marriott sent me a phone number to call at the hotel I provided and a link explaining the rewarding events program. Their link says you can earn 10 elite nights if you book 10+ rooms for at least one night. So this requirement contradicts some of the statement made earlier. So I don't see how people are getting 10 elite nights by just renting a meeting room for a hour or so.